New Medication Reconciliation Reporting Field in EQRS

March 4, 2024

On January 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added a new medication reconciliation (MedRec) reporting field on the Manage Clinical screen in the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Reporting System (EQRS). Beginning on this date, users can access the new MedRec field by clicking on Manage Clinical from the Patients drop-down tab in EQRS (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Navigating to the new MedRec field

 

Dialysis facilities are required to complete the new MedRec field under the Medication Reconciliation section of the Manage Clinical screen in EQRS for every clinical month, starting with the January 2024 clinical month. Users must select Yes or No from the Was medication reconciliation performed in this clinical month? drop-down field, to complete reporting for the new field (Figure 2). If Yes is selected, the remaining fields in the section are required; if No is selected, the remaining fields are grayed out and will not accept data.

Please note: If your facility batch submits or uses Health Information Exchange/Electronic Data Interchange methods for data submission, please follow the guidance provided by your organization.

Figure 2: New MedRec Reporting Field in EQRS

For additional information on the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP) MedRec reporting measure, please refer to the ESRD QIP Technical Measure Specifications available on the CMS.gov website. Additionally, the upcoming March 14, 2024, ESRD Outreach, Communication, and Training (EOCT) Town Hall event will cover training on the new MedRec field and how to report MedRec data in EQRS. Register for the March Town Hall event by visiting: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7713799083884657493.

For assistance with EQRS technical issues, please contact the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) Service Center. The CCSQ Service Center is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time and can be reached via phone at 866-288-8912, email at qnetsupport-esrd@cms.hhs.gov or online at the CCSQ Support Center.

For assistance with general EQRS and ESRD QIP questions, please contact the ESRD QIP Team via the QualityNet Q&A Tool.